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    Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. It was first identified by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906. Experts estimate over 6 million Americans aged 65 and older may have Alzheimer's. Memory problems are often an early sign, along with difficulties performing daily tasks. The disease is caused by plaques and tangles forming in the brain that damage brain cells. It progresses through stages from mild memory loss to severe impairment. Current treatments can only temporarily slow the symptoms but not cure the disease. The film Still Alice realistically portrays the psychological and physical impact on a person diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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    Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. It was first identified by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906. Experts estimate over 6 million Americans aged 65 and older may have Alzheimer's. Memory problems are often an early sign, along with difficulties performing daily tasks. The disease is caused by plaques and tangles forming in the brain that damage brain cells. It progresses through stages from mild memory loss to severe impairment. Current treatments can only temporarily slow the symptoms but not cure the disease. The film Still Alice realistically portrays the psychological and physical impact on a person diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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    Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. It was first identified by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906. Experts estimate over 6 million Americans aged 65 and older may have Alzheimer's. Memory problems are often an early sign, along with difficulties performing daily tasks. The disease is caused by plaques and tangles forming in the brain that damage brain cells. It progresses through stages from mild memory loss to severe impairment. Current treatments can only temporarily slow the symptoms but not cure the disease. The film Still Alice realistically portrays the psychological and physical impact on a person diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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    Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. It was first identified by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906. Experts estimate over 6 million Americans aged 65 and older may have Alzheimer's. Memory problems are often an early sign, along with difficulties performing daily tasks. The disease is caused by plaques and tangles forming in the brain that damage brain cells. It progresses through stages from mild memory loss to severe impairment. Current treatments can only temporarily slow the symptoms but not cure the disease. The film Still Alice realistically portrays the psychological and physical impact on a person diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    INTRODUCTION TO
    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IS A BRAIN DISORDER THAT SLOWLY
    DESTROYS MEMORY AND THINKING SKILLS
    AND,EVENTUALLY, THE ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE
    SIMPLEST TASKS. THE DISEASE IS NAMED AFTER DR.ALOIS
    ALZHEIMER . IN 1906 ,DR.ALZHEIMER NOTICED CHANGES IN
    THE BRAIN TISSUE OF A WOMAN WHO HAD DIED OF AN
    UNUSUAL MENTAL ILLNESS.
    ALZHEIMER ‘S DISEASE

    EXPERTS SUGGEST THAT MORE THAN 6 MILLION AMERICANS AGE 65


    AND OLDER MAY HAVE ALZHEIMER’S . MANY MORE UNDER AGE 65
    CAN ALSO HAVE THIS DISEASE.
    CHARACTERESTICS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
    CHARACTERISTICS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    MEMORY PROBLEMS ARE TYPICALLY ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF


    ALZHEIMER’S. A DECLINE IN OTHER ASPECTS OF THINKING ,SUCH
    AS FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS.MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IS
    A CONDITION THAT CAN BE AN EARLY SIGN OF ALZHEIMER’S.
    PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S HAVE TROUBLE DOING EVERYDAY
    THINGS. THEY MAY ASK SAME QUESTION AGAIN AND AGAIN AND
    MAY FIND SIMPLE THINGS CONFUSING.
    CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    ALZHEIMER ‘S DISEASE IS THOUGHT TO BE CAUSED BY THE ABNORMAL BUILD UP


    OF PROTEINS IN AND AROUND BRAIN CELLS.
    ONE OF THE PROTEINS INVOLVED IS CALLED AMYLOID ,DEPOSITS OF WHICH
    FORM PLAQUES AROUND BRAIN CELLS .
    THE OTHER PROTEIN IS CALLED TAU ,DEPOSITS OF WHICH FORM TANGLES
    WITHIN BRAIN CELLS .AS BRAIN CELLS BECOME AFFECTED ,THERE’S ALSO A
    DECREASE IN CHEMICAL MESSENGERS INVOLVED IN SENDING MESSAGES, OR
    SIGNALS.
    CAUSES
    CAUSES

    FAMILY HISTORY

    IN FEW FAMILIES, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IS CAUSED BY


    INHERITANCE OF A SINGLE GENE AND THE RISKS OF THE
    CONDITION BEING PASSED ON ARE MUCH HIGHER
    SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    1. MEMORY LOSS THAT DISRUPTS DAILY LIFE


    ONE OF THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS IS FORGETTING THE RECENTLY LEARNED INFORMATION.
    FORGETTING ABOUT DATES,DAY ETC.
    2. CHALLENGES IN PLANNING OR SOLVING PROBLEMS
    HAVING DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING TRACK OF MONTHLY BILLS.
    3. PROBLEM IN THINKING AND REASONING
    ALZHEIMER’S CAUSES A DECLINE IN THE ABILITY TO MAKE REASONABLE DECISIONS. FOR
    EXAMPLE A PERSON WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MAY WEAR CLOTHES INAPPROPRIATE FOR
    WEATHER.
    SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
    4. DIFFICULTY IN PERFORMING FAMILIAR TASKS
    ONCE ROUTINE ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE SEQUENTIAL STEPS SUCH AS COOKING OR
    PLAYING A FAVOURITE GAME BECOMES A STRUGGLE FOR THEM

    5. CHANGES IN PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOUR


    • DEPRESSION
    • APATHY
    • MOOD SWINGS

    • LOSS OF INHIBITIONS
    • HALLUCINATING
    • FAILING IN RECOGNIZING CLOSED ONES
    • CHANGES IN SLEEPING HABITS
    FAILING IN RECOGNIZING CLOSED ONES
    STAGES OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    STAGE 1: BEFORE SYMPTOMS APPEAR


    STAGE 2: BASIC FORGETFULNESS
    STAGE 3: NOTICEABLE MEMORY DIFFICULTIES
    IN THIS STAGE THERE IS TROUBLE IN REMEMBERING RECENTLY READ MATERIAL
    STAGE 4 : MORE THAN MEMORY LOSS
    IN THIS STAGE THERE IS A CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT DAY IT IS AND WHERE THEY
    ARE
    STAGES OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    STAGE 5: DECREASED INDEPENDENCE


    EMOTIONAL CHANGES ARE COMMON IN THIS STAGE INCLUDING HALLUCINATIONS AND
    DELUSIONS
    STAGE 6: SEVERE SYMPTOMS
    COMMUNICATION MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DURING THIS STAGE.
    STAGE 7: LACK OF PHYSICAL CONTROL
    THE BODY OF THE PATIENT BEGINS TO SHUT DOWN AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE MENTAL
    PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. BODY BECOMES VULNERABLE TO VARIOUS OTHER DISEASES.
    CURE TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    TREATING THE SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER’S CAN PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH


    COMFORT DIGNITY ,AND INDEPENDENCE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME .
    GALANTAMINE ,DONEPEZIL ARE PRESCRIBED FOR
    MILD TO MODERATE ALZHEIMER’S SYMPTOMS. THESE DRUGS MAY HELP REDUCE
    OR CONTROL SOME COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS.
    ADACANUMAB IS THE ONLY DISEASE MODIFYING MEDICATION CURRENTLY
    APPROVED TO TREAT ALZHEIMER’S. THIS MEDICATION IS A HUMAN ANTIBODY
    THAT TARGETS THE PROTEIN BETA AMYLOID AND HELPS TO REDUCE AMYLOID
    PLAQUES WHICH ARE BRAIN LESSONS ASSOCIATED WITH ALZHEIMER’S.
    TREATMENT FOR MODERATE TO SEVERE
    ALZHEIMER’S

    A MEDICATION KNOWN AS MEMANTINE AN N –METHYLE D- ASPARTATE


    ANTAGONIST IS PRESCRIBED TO CURE SEVERE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. THIS
    DRUG’S MAIN EFFECT IS TO DECREASE SYMPTOMS ,WHICH WOULD ENABLE
    PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN DAILY FUNCTIONS. MEMANTINE
    MAY HELP THE PERSON TO USE BATHROOM INDEPENDENTLY.
    MEMANTINE IS BELIEVED TO WORK BY REGULATING GLUTAMATE ,AN IMPORTANT
    BRAIN CHEMICAL
    STILL ALICE A 2014 FILM BASED ON
    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
    STILL ALICE

    STILL ALICE IS AN ENLIGHTENING MOVIE WHICH EXPLORERS THE HARSH


    REALITY A PERSON FROM BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL EFFECTS OF
    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FULL STOP AS A STORY PROGRESSES ALICE BEGINS
    EXPERIENCING GROWING SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER’S. AT FIRST SHE BRUSHES
    THE SYMPTOMS OFF AS BEEN ABSENT MINDED .EVENTUALLY THE SYMPTOMS OF
    FORGETTING WORDS NAME APPOINTMENTS AND LOCATION LEAD HER SEEK
    MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM A NEUROLOGIST. ALICE IS DIAGNOSED WITH AN
    INHERITED CASE OF EARLY ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.
    STILL ALICE

    DURING EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE COMA ALICE UTILIZES INNOVATIVE


    TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN FUNCTIONALITY WITHIN HER DAILY LIFE. EVENTUALLY
    SHE CANNOT WORK, AND STRUGGLES EVEN TO RECOGNISE HER DAUGHTERS AT
    VARIOUS POINTS IN THE FILM. ALICE LOSERS SENSE OF THE PRESENT AS SHE THINKS
    SHE IS A CHILD AND BELIEVES SHE IS LIVING IN THE PAST. THIS MOVIE EXCELLENTLY
    PORTRAYS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TORMENT FROM THE THE PATIENTS POINT OF VIEW.
    TO ALICE DYING FROM THIS DISEASE IS NOT WHAT FRIGHTENS HER. THE
    FRIGHTENING PART TO HER IS LOSING EVERYTHING FROM ONE’S MEMORIES
    EXPERIENCES AND PERSONALITY THAT MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE. ALZHEIMER’S
    DISEASE IS A CRUEL ILLNESS AFFECTING THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY WHICH THIS
    MOVIE ACCURATELY PORTRAYS.
    PRESENTED BY

    1. AUSHMITA SAHA
    2. HRITIKA DEY
    3. OISHANI SINHA
    4. RIFAH BARKAT
    5. SILVIA GHOSH

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